Garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and ReferenceSECTION 2NAV PAGES2-15190-00181-60 Rev. G2.5 TERRAIN PAGENOTE: GPS 500 units may* display either aTERRAIN Page or a TAWS Page, (but not both)depending upon the installed hardware andconfiguration.* Some earlier units are not equipped to support theTERRAIN and/or TAWS functionality, so therefore will nothave a TERRAIN or TAWS page available.TERRAIN PageTo display the TERRAIN Page, select the NAV PageGroup and turn the small right knob until the TERRAINPage is displayed (Figure 2-27). The TERRAIN Pagedisplays:• GPS-derived MSL altitude in increments of 20feet or 10 meters, depending on unit configura-tion. The ‘G’ to right of the MSL altitude displayreminds the pilot that altitude is GPS-derived.• Aircraft ground track• Terrain Range - Indicates the terrain elevation incolors relative to the aircraft altitude• Range marking rings - (1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm, 10 nm,25 nm, 50 nm, and 100 nm)• Heading Indicator - The heading indication on theTERRAIN Page always displays ‘TRK’ for Track-up, unless there is no valid heading• Obstacles• Potential Impact PointsNOTE: See Section 10 for a full description ofTERRAIN functions.Selectable Display SettingsThe TERRAIN Page has two selectable view settings:• 360˚ View - View from above aircraft depictingsurrounding terrain on all sides (Figure 2-27)• 120˚ View - View of terrain ahead of and 60˚ toeither side of the aircraft flight pathFigure 2-27 TERRAIN PageGPS-derivedMSL AltitudeRed Terrain (Warning- Terrain Above or Within100’ Below Aircraft Altitude)Number of Pages inCurrent Page Group Position of CurrentPage within CurrentPage GroupCurrent Page GroupDisplayRangeBlack Terrain(No Danger- Terrain Morethan 1000’ belowAircraft Altitude)Yellow Terrain(Caution - TerrainBetween 100’and 1000’ BelowAircraft Altitude)TERRAINPageIndication